Scientists from the CDC published in the Journal of Food Protection (Vol 88, 10 December 2025) an article entitled “Salmonella Illness Outbreaks Attributed to Chicken by Product Type, United States, 1998–2022.” Salmonella causes an estimated 1.35 million infections in the United States annually, with almost one-fifth of all salmonellosis illnesses attributed to chicken products. During 1998–2022, there were 366 Salmonella illness outbreaks attributed to chicken, resulting in 10,344 illnesses, 1,426 hospitalizations, and 12 deaths. The number of outbreaks and outbreak-attributed illnesses per year did not change significantly during the analysis period, overall or by chicken product type. Among outbreaks for which a product type could be identified (53.0%), chicken parts were the most implicated product type, representing 68.6% of outbreaks and 53.8% of illnesses. Reported chicken parts outbreaks were 5.6 times higher than expected, given sales volume. Results suggest that multilayered prevention strategies along the farm-to-fork continuum are necessary to reduce and prevent Salmonella illnesses attributed to chicken; prevention efforts focused on raw chicken parts could have the greatest impact. @ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0362028X25002121?dgcid=raven_sd_via_email
